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Publishers have inflicted some big wounds on book pirates in India in the past year. But they are well aware that putting the offenders in prison and recovering books is just the beginning of the battle. Ralph Cunningham reports

As Europe prepares for a community patent court, little attention has been paid to the implications for patent-related cases. Bruno Vandermeulen and Virginie Pissoort of Bird & Bird examine the pitfalls of an over-specialized litigation system

Bill Bennett and Anthony Selleck analyze recent proposals designed to strengthen patent protection in Australia, and ask what benefits the changes will bring to applicants.

Interview: Frank Hellwig, Anheuser-Busch James Nurton speaks to Anheuser-Busch’s head of IP about victory in Russia and the battle for the Bud mark

In April this year, the first sound trade mark was granted in Argentina. Gustavo Sena reveals how protection in the country encompasses a variety of non-traditional signs, and provides some illustrations of registered marks

Following numerous setbacks and controversies, US accession to the Madrid Protocol is finally looking assured. Bruce MacPherson asks: is the end really in sight?

US courtrooms are becoming temples to technology as litigators use videos, CD-ROMs and e-mail to argue their case. Ingrid Hering reports

Jeffrey Berkowitz, partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Among the causes of action included in the Mexican Trade Mark Law to cancel a trade mark registration, a cancellation action based on lack of use is available. Under the provisions of this law, if a mark is not used by its owner on the goods or services for which it was registered within three years, cancellation of the registration would proceed. This three year period is counted backwards from the filing of the cancellation claim.

Music Broadcast Pvt, the plaintiff, is a company that has been granted permission by the Indian government to start FM radio stations in various cities. Phonographic Performance Ltd, the defendant, is a collecting society administering the public performance rights of publishers of sound recordings in India. Over the period of a year, Music Broadcast Pvt has invested huge sums of money, and has applied for, and obtained, all the necessary government clearances for commencing private radio broadcasts. The company has also obtained a licence to publicly perform musical works from the Indian Performers Right Society (IPRS), a collecting society which administers the public performance rights of composers and authors in India. The only remaining licence that was required to be obtained to commence the broadcasting of music was a licence from the defendant.